Finally handing out Questionnaires!!

Ok, so yesterday I finally got round to handing out some of my questionnaires! (that I made up months ago!)
The places I handed them in to (just because I passed them on my luch break!) were..

The Purple Dog
Poppy's Tea Room
The Art cafe
Sloppy Joes

The general response to me saying  "can your chef fill in this questionnaire, it's about what vegan options you serve?" was raised eyebrows, as if to say "vegan options!? Are you mad?!" Will see if anyone has filled them in when I go back to collect them!

Pizza Express

1 St. Runwalds Street

Colchester 

CO1 1HF

 01206 760680

 http://www.pizzaexpress.com/

As ever, all information on this site is intended as a guide. Menus and ingredients may change, so always mention that you are vegan at time of ordering.

If you spot any out of date information/broken links on this site, please email me to let me know!

Statement from  Pizza Express:

"All our pizza are made to order and can be made without the items that
render it unsuitable i.e. cheese. Our pizza dough and tomato sauce are all
suitable for vegans.

Newsflash! Pizza Express now have a special cheesless pizza on the menu! It's called Pianta and consitsts of: Spinach, chestnut mushrooms, pine kernels and artichoke on a spicy arrabbiata base, finished with rocket and extra virgin olive oil.

They also sell a vegan raspberry sorbet! So they could cater for a 3 course vegan meal. Result!

Pizza Expess' whole menu can be viewed here:

 http://www.pizzaexpress.com/our-food/our-restaurant-menu/

The Pizza express allergy PDF is here which states that they also now sell a vegan raspberry sorbet.

Note: If you have a mobile phone on the Orange network you can text "film" to 241 and get a code for buy-one-get-one-free at Pizza express on Wednesdays. (as well as BOGOF Odeon cinema tickets!). Pizza Express also accept Taste Card.

*Takeaway tip!*

When ordering pizza online for Takeaway (collection only) I noticed that to add 5 items to a plain margherita  pizza (obviously select the option "no cheese!") took the price up from £7 something to £13 something!
However the "Veneziana"  pizza which has lot's more topping (which I don't like!) is also £7 something.
I found that using the customise pizza option I could remove  toppings and add 5  that I wanted, and the price stayed the same!
-I think I opted to add red peppers, roast veg, red onion, artichoke and spinach.  It made for a very delicious pizza!

 General info on vegan possibilities in Colchester...

This information was taken from The "world news for life" website

 ** Vegetarian places
LevelBest art cafe
Basic food.
3 Culver Street East; w www.dacontrust.org
Natural Foods
Independent vegetarian health food shop.
27 Sir Isaac’s Walk.


* Omni places
Gunton’s
H Gunton Ltd, a long-established family business; classy delicatessen, sells some vegan cheeses. Tea room upstairs.
81-83 Crouch Street; w www.guntons.co.uk

Holland and Barrett
Health food shop, national chain; sells vegetarian and vegan chilled, frozen, tinned and dry food, some snack foods.
5 Priory Walk.

Pizza Express
Nice venue, staff always helpful; you can have pizza without cheese on top, and some extra topping instead, or, if you take some vegan ‘mozzarella’ slices, they will put them on your pizza for you.
1 St Runwald’s Street.

Chef Canton
Chinese restaurant/takeaway, with vegetarian and some vegan options.
2A Crouch Street; t (01206) 572 703

La tasca
Tapas bar, national chain; with advance notice, they can provide a vegan paella.
14-15 North Hill; t (01206) 768060; e Show email address.

Fai’s
Chinese and Japanese restaurant; does a nice vegetarian bento box.
26-27 St Botolph’s Street; t 01206 762 288; w www.faisnoodlebar.co.uk

China Chef
Chinese restaurant, offers a vegetarian set menu.73 Crouch Street; t (01206) 546953; w www.china-chef.co.uk

Balkerne Restaurant, Hospitality and Food Studies Centre, Colchester Institute
With advance notice, they can provide a vegan menu, including ‘fine dining’.
Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road; t (01206) 712452; e Show email address. ; w www.colchester.ac.uk/restaurants/balkerne
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